America First Trade Must Put American Companies First

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A stronger America is only as good as its manufacturing base. That’s why the Trump Administration has introduced a bold, new economic agenda to improve the national supply chain since his return to office.

The Trump Administration recently launched investigations into unfair trading practices, signaling a new chapter in Trump’s America First trade agenda.

America is seeing constructive investments back into the economy, prioritizing policy that supports working-class citizens over competitors like China. President Trump knew that enough was enough, and he took action. Since then, China’s share of the American import market fell to its lowest level since the early 2000s.

Tariffs have had a net-positive impact on the economy and are designed to reduce the country’s dependence upon foreign adversaries. We’ve got a crown jewel consumer market, and under Trump, other countries are finally recognizing it. As they should be, they now have to pay a premium for not being the number one market in the world. In 2025 alone, we earned more than $194 billion in just tariff revenue, when accounting for the 2022-2024 average. (RELATED: American Small Business Owners, Manufactures Still Feeling The Squeeze From Trump’s Tariffs)

Yet, as we look at more than a year’s worth of tariffs on foreign imports, some American industries........

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